5G Small Cells Training

Why Take This Course?

• Enhance your industry knowledge and skills by gaining a greater understanding of 5G Small Cells.
• Train with engineers at Qualcomm Technologies – a world leader in 5G technology and wireless engineering.
• Learn online and at your own pace with our flexible eLearning format. Or, set up a live training session for groups of at least 15 people.

Course Outline:

• Learn how 5G networks are designed to offer high performance to a large number of users, and how this is enabled by network densification.
• Learn how small cells are a cornerstone of super dense and indoor deployments, as they provide full performance at a fraction of cost.
• Define small cells and the motivations for using them.
• Explain the characteristics and advantage of small cells.
• Discuss optimal deployment scenarios and considerations.
• Compare other techniques.
• Look at product selection and performance.

Prerequisites:

• You are at least one of the following:
  • Network Engineer
  • Network Planner
  • System Engineer
  • Service Designer
  • Network Optimizer
  • Manager
  • Capacity Planner
• This course is part of our corporate program and requires an NDA for access.

Objectives:

• Motivations for deploying small cells.
• Services that are enabled by 5G small cells.
• Suitable scenarios enhanced by 5G small cells.
• 5G small-cell deployment models and strategies.
• NR small cell architecture.
• NR small cell deployment process.
• NR small cell sharing.
• Highlight pros and cons of small cells vs. macro, DAS, IAB.
• Process to select small cell products.
• Review test process to validate small cell product.
• Provide guidance for small cell dimensioning.
• Define a Small Cell and the motivations for deploying small cells.
• Identify Small Cells in 3GPP architecture development.
• Explain how Small Cells fit into V-RAN and O-RAN concepts.
• Describe services that are enabled by 5G Small Cells.
• List various scenarios in which 5G small cells could be used to provide and enhance service.
• Discuss different 5G small-cell deployment models and strategies.
• Describe different 5G small-cell architectures.
• Explain key 5G small-cell deployment considerations.
• Discuss scenarios suitable for Small Cell deployment.
• Recognize advantages of deploying Small Cells in office environment, stadium, downtowns, and train stations (in trial).
• Explain NR Small Cell Architecture.
• Describe the potential benefits of different solutions.
• Provide the examples of network interfaces and timing sources.
• Describe NR Small Cell Deployment Process.
• Discuss Layer Management and Parameter Strategy.
• Explain an impact on QoS and Slicing.
• Provide an overview of NR Small Cell Sharing.
• Discuss SON and Orchestration aspects.
• Describe NR Small Cells to Macro, DAS, and IAB.
• Highlight Pros and Cons of Small Cells to Macro, DAS, and IAB.
• Define process to select Small Cell Product.
• Review test process to validate Small Cell Product.
• Provide Guidance for Small Cell Dimensioning.
• Define Small Cell Performance reference figures.